“A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would have to be abolished.”
— Mikhail Bakunin
Author: Mikhail Bakunin
Category: best
Tags: best, Mikhail Bakunin
Tag: Mikhail Bakunin
I am conscious of my inability to
“I am conscious of my inability to grasp, in all its details and positive developments, any very large portion of human knowledge.”
— Mikhail Bakunin
Author: Mikhail Bakunin
Category: positive
Tags: positive, Mikhail Bakunin
From the naturalistic point of view, all
“From the naturalistic point of view, all men are equal. There are only two exceptions to this rule of naturalistic equality: geniuses and idiots.”
— Mikhail Bakunin
Author: Mikhail Bakunin
Category: men
Tags: men, Mikhail Bakunin
A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming
“A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity, I reverse the phrase of Voltaire, and say that, if God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish him.”
— Mikhail Bakunin
Author: Mikhail Bakunin
Category: respect
Tags: respect, Mikhail Bakunin
Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of
“Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it.”
— Mikhail Bakunin
Author: Mikhail Bakunin
Category: freedom
Tags: freedom, Mikhail Bakunin
Such a faith would be fatal to
“Such a faith would be fatal to my reason, to my liberty, and even to the success of my undertakings; it would immediately transform me into a stupid slave, an instrument of the will and interests of others.”
— Mikhail Bakunin
Author: Mikhail Bakunin
Category: faith
Tags: faith, Mikhail Bakunin